57,9°
Distillery : Kilchoman - Islay
Bourbon Barrel
Original Bottling
Limited Edition
Single Cask
Bottled in 2023
Unchillfiltered, Uncoloured, Cask Strength
Peated around 20 ppm
This whisky goes hand in hand with the one we saw earlier, the first had 75 hours of fermentation, this one has 100. Apart from that, everything is exactly the same, or the differences are minute. The first has matured for 8 years and 11 months, this one for 8 years and six months. The cask used is a simple Bourbon Barrel in both cases. Same peat content, same 100% Islay production process, with barley grown at Rockside Farm, on the distillery site. The only notable difference is the extra 25 hours of maturation. Will they be noticeable in the profile of the distillate? That's what we're going to find out straight away. 254 bottles were on sale
Let's Taste It :
More astringent, more mineral, more medicinal peat. Wisps of smoke wrapped in limestone and salt, quartz, seawater, seaweed, kelp, foam. Ethereal fruits and lively spices, ginger, guava, papaya. A few drops of honey. Well-balanced palate, between hard and thick peat, and juicy white fruits, Comice pears and plums. Coarse grains cereals, muesli, wheat and bulgur. Cumin and cinnamon. Long, explosive finish, very well crafted, black charcoal, but also almond milk and barley sugar. Hints of iodine and streaks of salt.
In Short,
It's much more intense, complex and, above all, varied than its predecessor, which took 75 hours to fermentation. The difference is impressive. Of the two, I'd choose this one without hesitation, and I'm not the only one : this one's sold out, while the other with 75 hours is still available. The price is still high, though.
Score : 89
To Be Listened While Sipping :
Paradise Lost - Beneath Broken Earth
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